Corn growers win dispute with Mexico over GM corn ban

2023 ban of GM corn overturned by USMCA dispute panel on Dec. 20

Nate Goertzen harvests white corn on his farm near Hampton in October. Earlier in the month he hosted a trade mission of corn buyers from Mexico.
Nate Goertzen harvests white corn on his farm near Hampton in October. Earlier in the month he hosted a trade mission of corn buyers from Mexico.

In a decisive win for U.S. corn growers, a dispute panel ruled Dec. 20 that Mexico violated its commitments under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) when it issued a decree that banned genetically modified (GM) corn imports in early 2020. The decision resulted in praise from the Nebraska Corn Growers Association and Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) as well as other farming organizations, i…